Info Thread / Roll Call for Sat. 4 / 09 Fun Run to Hamilton Harbor & Keewaydin Island
04-03-2009, 08:04 AM
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While its blowing out on the Gulf today, it looks like it will settle down nicely for our run tomorrow. Saturday the winds will let up, and shift around to NE which will be onshore. I will continue to watch it. 
NOAA:
Today...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Well offshore...seas 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy in exposed areas. Chance of showers.
Tonight...Near shore...west winds 10 to 15 knots. Well offshore... Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Slight chance of showers.
Saturday...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
Saturday Night...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming southeast. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
Sunday...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
The Weather Channel:
Partly Cloudy High 85°F
Precip 20% Wind: SE 9 mph
Max. Humidity: 66% UV Index: 10 Very High
Sunrise: 7:15 AM ET Avg. High: 82°F
NOAA:
Today...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Well offshore...seas 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy in exposed areas. Chance of showers.
Tonight...Near shore...west winds 10 to 15 knots. Well offshore... Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Slight chance of showers.
Saturday...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
Saturday Night...Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming southeast. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
Sunday...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
The Weather Channel:
Partly Cloudy High 85°F
Precip 20% Wind: SE 9 mph
Max. Humidity: 66% UV Index: 10 Very High
Sunrise: 7:15 AM ET Avg. High: 82°F
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04-03-2009, 12:51 PM
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Two more boats out of Ft Myers Beach. Ken & Karen Trelfa in their 42 OL and Craig Jackson in his 42 Fountain. They will be loading their boats up with at least 10 people.
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04-03-2009, 12:57 PM
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By size, 19 confirmed, so far
?? new CC pending / John Shultz / Naples
?? Fountain CC / earthwerks / Chicago
?? Spectre / Jim Agles / Ft. Myers
30 Skater / appsyscons / Port Charlotte
33 Baja / bajarick / Cape Coral
35 Baja Outlaw / Bowtye8 / Sabastian, FL
38 Baja / peterj / Cape Coral
38 Cigarette / jmbtile / NJ
38 Cigarette / US MUSL / Cape Coral
39 MTI / John Costello / Naples
39 Sutphen / Bob Martin / Cape Coral
39 Velocity / Velocity Tom / Ft. Myers
40 Skater / the menace / Bonita Springs
42 Fountain / Craig Jackson / Ft. Myers Beach
42 Outerlimits / ktrelfa / Ft. Myers Beach
43 Nortech / Jay Forbes / Cape Coral
43 Nortech Cat / Nick Amelio / Ft. Myers
43 Nortech / rodney1 / Ft. Myers
50 Nortech / bobthebuilder / Marco Island
One possible, so far
29 Fountain / TheFever29 / Marco Island
?? new CC pending / John Shultz / Naples
?? Fountain CC / earthwerks / Chicago
?? Spectre / Jim Agles / Ft. Myers
30 Skater / appsyscons / Port Charlotte
33 Baja / bajarick / Cape Coral
35 Baja Outlaw / Bowtye8 / Sabastian, FL
38 Baja / peterj / Cape Coral
38 Cigarette / jmbtile / NJ
38 Cigarette / US MUSL / Cape Coral
39 MTI / John Costello / Naples
39 Sutphen / Bob Martin / Cape Coral
39 Velocity / Velocity Tom / Ft. Myers
40 Skater / the menace / Bonita Springs
42 Fountain / Craig Jackson / Ft. Myers Beach
42 Outerlimits / ktrelfa / Ft. Myers Beach
43 Nortech / Jay Forbes / Cape Coral
43 Nortech Cat / Nick Amelio / Ft. Myers
43 Nortech / rodney1 / Ft. Myers
50 Nortech / bobthebuilder / Marco Island
One possible, so far
29 Fountain / TheFever29 / Marco Island
04-03-2009, 01:58 PM
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By size, 19 confirmed, so far
?? new CC pending / John Shultz / Naples
?? Fountain CC / earthwerks / Chicago
?? Spectre / Jim Agles / Ft. Myers
30 Skater / appsyscons / Port Charlotte
33 Baja / bajarick / Cape Coral
35 Baja Outlaw / Bowtye8 / Sabastian, FL
38 Baja / peterj / Cape Coral
38 Cigarette / jmbtile / NJ
38 Cigarette / US MUSL / Cape Coral
39 MTI / John Costello / Naples
39 Sutphen / Bob Martin / Cape Coral
39 Velocity / Velocity Tom / Ft. Myers
40 Skater / the menace / Bonita Springs
42 Fountain / Craig Jackson / Ft. Myers Beach
42 Outerlimits / ktrelfa / Ft. Myers Beach
43 Nortech / Jay Forbes / Cape Coral
43 Nortech Cat / Nick Amelio / Ft. Myers
43 Nortech / rodney1 / Ft. Myers
50 Nortech / bobthebuilder / Marco Island
One possible, so far
29 Fountain / TheFever29 / Marco Island
?? new CC pending / John Shultz / Naples
?? Fountain CC / earthwerks / Chicago
?? Spectre / Jim Agles / Ft. Myers
30 Skater / appsyscons / Port Charlotte
33 Baja / bajarick / Cape Coral
35 Baja Outlaw / Bowtye8 / Sabastian, FL
38 Baja / peterj / Cape Coral
38 Cigarette / jmbtile / NJ
38 Cigarette / US MUSL / Cape Coral
39 MTI / John Costello / Naples
39 Sutphen / Bob Martin / Cape Coral
39 Velocity / Velocity Tom / Ft. Myers
40 Skater / the menace / Bonita Springs
42 Fountain / Craig Jackson / Ft. Myers Beach
42 Outerlimits / ktrelfa / Ft. Myers Beach
43 Nortech / Jay Forbes / Cape Coral
43 Nortech Cat / Nick Amelio / Ft. Myers
43 Nortech / rodney1 / Ft. Myers
50 Nortech / bobthebuilder / Marco Island
One possible, so far
29 Fountain / TheFever29 / Marco Island
Thanks guys. See ya in the am.
04-03-2009, 04:44 PM
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What a day.
My boat is normally on my lift in back of my house, but due to a breakage and having the boat detailed, it is on the trailer, in my driveway.
So I wait for the weather to clear, put the props on, gas up, and give everything a once over. Now it starts to rain again, so I real quick cover the boat up, and wait. Stops raining, and I drag the boat and trailer over to the ramp, about 12 miles and it starts to rain again. So I wait at the ramp 15-20 minutes and it clears. I un-hook strap the boat, get the bumpers out, put some lines on, put the drain plugs in, and back down the ramp. Get tied to the dock, park the truck and trailer, and open the boat. Put the keys in, turn the keys, and beep - beep – beep – beep, low voltage alert on the system view, and click, click, click. Not one, but both batteries have about 8 volts in them? Something must have gotten turned on by mistake, most likely during detailing, and that was that. Get the truck, pull the boat out, strap everything down, and back home.
One battery is on the charger now, and the other one is next.
Tomorrow can only get better! See you all at the bridge.
My boat is normally on my lift in back of my house, but due to a breakage and having the boat detailed, it is on the trailer, in my driveway.
So I wait for the weather to clear, put the props on, gas up, and give everything a once over. Now it starts to rain again, so I real quick cover the boat up, and wait. Stops raining, and I drag the boat and trailer over to the ramp, about 12 miles and it starts to rain again. So I wait at the ramp 15-20 minutes and it clears. I un-hook strap the boat, get the bumpers out, put some lines on, put the drain plugs in, and back down the ramp. Get tied to the dock, park the truck and trailer, and open the boat. Put the keys in, turn the keys, and beep - beep – beep – beep, low voltage alert on the system view, and click, click, click. Not one, but both batteries have about 8 volts in them? Something must have gotten turned on by mistake, most likely during detailing, and that was that. Get the truck, pull the boat out, strap everything down, and back home.
One battery is on the charger now, and the other one is next.
Tomorrow can only get better! See you all at the bridge.
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04-03-2009, 08:05 PM
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What a super long day!! Thanks to Tom (megabyte*3) i found the pressure relief valve up in ft myers at offshore performance and managed to get that onto the engine. then i had so many other issues that i had to fix, such as risers, coils, cap, and thermostat housing but it got done. i thought i was never gonna pull it off.
So this is where i stand. As of now the boat is greasy but running. Got other little issues like silent choice on one engine and depth finder not working but i can manage without that since the only shallow water will be around keewayden which i know of, right?. Have to clean the boat the best i can in the early am. Hopefully my crew shows up cause they are coming from allover, haha. If it all works out it should be potential 4 others and i on board. so we shall see.
Im most likely gonna bring my camera gear so i can shoot some of the boats when we are waiting around or at lunch. i just hope everything is solid with my boat tomorrow, haha.
Bob, what time will u be leaving marco?
So this is where i stand. As of now the boat is greasy but running. Got other little issues like silent choice on one engine and depth finder not working but i can manage without that since the only shallow water will be around keewayden which i know of, right?. Have to clean the boat the best i can in the early am. Hopefully my crew shows up cause they are coming from allover, haha. If it all works out it should be potential 4 others and i on board. so we shall see.
Im most likely gonna bring my camera gear so i can shoot some of the boats when we are waiting around or at lunch. i just hope everything is solid with my boat tomorrow, haha.
Bob, what time will u be leaving marco?
04-03-2009, 08:25 PM
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What a day.
My boat is normally on my lift in back of my house, but due to a breakage and having the boat detailed, it is on the trailer, in my driveway.
So I wait for the weather to clear, put the props on, gas up, and give everything a once over. Now it starts to rain again, so I real quick cover the boat up, and wait. Stops raining, and I drag the boat and trailer over to the ramp, about 12 miles and it starts to rain again. So I wait at the ramp 15-20 minutes and it clears. I un-hook strap the boat, get the bumpers out, put some lines on, put the drain plugs in, and back down the ramp. Get tied to the dock, park the truck and trailer, and open the boat. Put the keys in, turn the keys, and beep - beep – beep – beep, low voltage alert on the system view, and click, click, click. Not one, but both batteries have about 8 volts in them? Something must have gotten turned on by mistake, most likely during detailing, and that was that. Get the truck, pull the boat out, strap everything down, and back home.
One battery is on the charger now, and the other one is next.
Tomorrow can only get better! See you all at the bridge.
My boat is normally on my lift in back of my house, but due to a breakage and having the boat detailed, it is on the trailer, in my driveway.
So I wait for the weather to clear, put the props on, gas up, and give everything a once over. Now it starts to rain again, so I real quick cover the boat up, and wait. Stops raining, and I drag the boat and trailer over to the ramp, about 12 miles and it starts to rain again. So I wait at the ramp 15-20 minutes and it clears. I un-hook strap the boat, get the bumpers out, put some lines on, put the drain plugs in, and back down the ramp. Get tied to the dock, park the truck and trailer, and open the boat. Put the keys in, turn the keys, and beep - beep – beep – beep, low voltage alert on the system view, and click, click, click. Not one, but both batteries have about 8 volts in them? Something must have gotten turned on by mistake, most likely during detailing, and that was that. Get the truck, pull the boat out, strap everything down, and back home.
One battery is on the charger now, and the other one is next.
Tomorrow can only get better! See you all at the bridge.
See ya tomorrow, Frank! Same to you, Mr Fever!
04-03-2009, 10:18 PM
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What a super long day!! Thanks to Tom (megabyte*3) i found the pressure relief valve up in ft myers at offshore performance and managed to get that onto the engine. then i had so many other issues that i had to fix, such as risers, coils, cap, and thermostat housing but it got done. i thought i was never gonna pull it off.
So this is where i stand. As of now the boat is greasy but running. Got other little issues like silent choice on one engine and depth finder not working but i can manage without that since the only shallow water will be around keewayden which i know of, right?. Have to clean the boat the best i can in the early am. Hopefully my crew shows up cause they are coming from allover, haha. If it all works out it should be potential 4 others and i on board. so we shall see.
Im most likely gonna bring my camera gear so i can shoot some of the boats when we are waiting around or at lunch. i just hope everything is solid with my boat tomorrow, haha.
Bob, what time will u be leaving marco?
So this is where i stand. As of now the boat is greasy but running. Got other little issues like silent choice on one engine and depth finder not working but i can manage without that since the only shallow water will be around keewayden which i know of, right?. Have to clean the boat the best i can in the early am. Hopefully my crew shows up cause they are coming from allover, haha. If it all works out it should be potential 4 others and i on board. so we shall see.
Im most likely gonna bring my camera gear so i can shoot some of the boats when we are waiting around or at lunch. i just hope everything is solid with my boat tomorrow, haha.
Bob, what time will u be leaving marco?
Bob
